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<h1 class="topictitle1">Step 9: Creating a Replication SLA</h1>
<div><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001792503794_en-us_topic_0000001102065552_p3314585811">This section describes how to configure the SLA of replication policies so that you can replicate local backup copies.</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_section15371826121012"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_ul291144913113"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_li16911134993112">A backup SLA has been created. For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000002199972277.html">Step 5: Creating a Backup SLA</a>.</li></ul>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_section16583194675411"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_ol112221128161219"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_li149381918143112"><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002199964685_uicontrol8111821122820"><b>Protection &gt; Protection Policies &gt; SLAs</b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_li649983114125"><span>Locate the SLA for which you want to create a replication policy and choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_uicontrol65851520181115"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_text135851920141111"><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_text12585182011120"><strong>Modify</strong></span></b></span>.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_p1755616914533">The preset SLAs cannot be modified.</p>
</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_li164021656192215"><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_uicontrol913584621211"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_text1712915460122"><strong>Replication Policy</strong></span></b></span> icon.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_li3425152010144"><span>Configure replication policy information and click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_uicontrol148406192215"><b>OK</b></span>.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p16153162215210">Click <span><img id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_image1973420581876" src="en-us_image_0000002222524017.png"></span> on the right of the page to create a maximum of four replication policies.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p44581620125214"><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_table13459122015523">Table 1</a> describes the related parameters.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_table13459122015523"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_table13459122015523"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_table13459122015523" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Replication policy parameters</caption><colgroup><col style="width:20.11%"><col style="width:79.89%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_row104584201527"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="20.11%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p845842019525">Parameter</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p121584014295">Target cluster to which data is replicated.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p1637910586293">Select the target cluster, or click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_uicontrol64582020185212"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_text44583204523"><strong>Add</strong></span></b></span> to add a new cluster.</p>
<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_note1850777104915"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_p2050714764917">This parameter is available only when <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_b163091411204613">Replication Mode</strong> is set to <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_uicontrol126221458169"><b>Cross-domain</b></span>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p14461840320">Select the system administrator or data protection administrator of the target end for replication.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p4905495352">Enter the password of the system administrator or data protection administrator of the target end for replication. After entering the password, click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_uicontrol171601242183913"><b>Authenticate</b></span> to verify the password.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p1678172563619">Type of local storage.<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_note551515346236"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_ul181603118255"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_li1716011111255">The options are <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b2120115917375">OceanStor Pacific</strong> and <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b4729517173810">NormalServer</strong> if <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b1329804116121">Application Type</strong> is <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b2231195815215">Huawei Cloud Stack</strong>.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_li914216315256">The value is fixed to <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b181823348397">OceanStor Pacific</strong> if <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b12270164783914">Application Type</strong> is not <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b0270194718395">Huawei Cloud Stack</strong>.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p697992085820"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_ph17306153613715">A backup storage unit or backup storage unit group can be selected as the target location for replication. If a backup storage unit group is selected, the system will select a backup storage unit from the backup storage unit group as the target location for first replication of a backup copy and preferentially select the backup storage unit used for the first replication in subsequent replications.</span><div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_note119618230211"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p1231111153718"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_ph538975012447">A backup storage unit that has been specified as the target location for a backup policy cannot be used as the target location for a replication policy.</span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><div class="p" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p172291737532">Interval at which replication is performed.<ol type="a" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_ol139697491192"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_li1696918497917">Select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b537081632410">Replicate immediately after backup</strong> or select a replication interval, which can be several minutes, hours, days, or weeks.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_li114940186104">Set replication to start with copies created at a specified point in time.</li></ol>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p9438320165414">Select the backup copy to be replicated and set the retention period of replication copies.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p74571017201913">Once the retention period expires, the system automatically deletes the expired copies. The retention period must be longer than the replication interval.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_ul118001152191216"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_li16854124684810">1 to 25550 days</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_li134729194920">1 to 3650 weeks</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_li23071149174913">1 to 840 months</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_li1685424684816">1 to 70 years</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_li785454616488">Permanently</li></ul>
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<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p12951841116">If <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b13744431788">First Run At</strong> is later than the current time, data replication starts based on <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b165522511985">First Run At</strong>. If <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b1183834197">First Run At</strong> is earlier than the current time, data is replicated when the next replication period arrives.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p82401830911">Average maximum amount of data that can be transmitted per second in a replication job.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_p194591520115218">Select a created rate limiting policy. For details about how to create a rate limiting policy, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000002199972269.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199972269">Step 3: (Optional) Creating a Rate Limiting Policy</a>. If you leave it unspecified, the maximum bandwidth 32 MB/s is used by default.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="79.89%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.3.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_p91515217319">After this function is enabled, the system compresses data copies during remote replication to improve replication efficiency. You are advised to enable this function.</p>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_li14772135418213"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_en-us_topic_0000001092505481_uicontrol13919162932"><b>OK</b></span> and confirm as prompted.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_li585617920201"><span>Associate a resource with a replication SLA policy to periodically replicate copies.</span><p><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_ul7677171614357"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_li359191719515">If an SLA policy has been associated with resources, the system protects the resources based on the SLA policy.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_li1778718152365">If the SLA policy is not associated with any resource, associate a resource with the SLA policy for protection. For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000002200146973.html">Performing Backup</a>.<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_note1465611242259"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_ul12729526113420"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_li11502190184711">When executing a replication job, ensure that the used capacity of storage pools in the local and target clusters does not exceed <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_uicontrol14741909141"><b>Data Backup Capacity</b></span> specified in the license. Otherwise, the replication job will fail. Perform the following steps to check whether the capacity is sufficient:<ol type="a" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_ol14312567529"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_en-us_topic_0000001839143213_li118994632112">Log in to DeviceManager of the backup storage devices in the local and target clusters. For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000002164765682.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164765682">Logging In to DeviceManager</a>.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_li27724461254">Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b9112155112155">Resources</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b26276489151">Resources</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b75851246171517">Storage Pool</strong> and view the used capacity of the storage pool.</li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002167611524_en-us_topic_0000002164760166_li359187265">Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b11613181291613">Settings</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b340513109162">License Management</strong> and view <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_b85377189162">Backup Service</strong>.<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002170130194__en-us_topic_0000002167747600_en-us_topic_0000002202295377_en-us_topic_0000002200146989_p936183955611">The used capacity of the storage pool cannot exceed the backup service capacity.</p>
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